Thursday, February 26, 2015

He
didn’t think he was capable of love; she thought she had everything she ever
needed. But when former ballet dancer
and entrepreneur Natalie Smith and environmentalist Michael Black meet, they
are thrust into a headlong relationship that may devastate them both.

Falling
almost too fast for this enigmatic, controlling man, Natalie is both excited
and terrified by the fine line Michael walks between his dark and light side,
as he introduces her to a world of games, bondage, and punishments. And to her surprise, she likes her
submission. She likes the control he wields.
And he cannot have it any other way. He
likes to bring Natalie to the edge, and she likes the edge he brings her to.
Pleasure has never felt so good.

But can
Michael fully let go of his trust issues and fall in love? Or will his past
leave Natalie on the edge of pain?

R.B O’Brien has always been drawn to the more taboo side of
storytelling, even as a young adult, from hiding books from strict Catholic
parents as a teen to getting lost in the erotic sections of bookstores for
hours.

O’Brien likes to explore the darker nature of relationships, those
riddled with the reality of insecurities and human folly, exposing the
vulnerability, emotional turmoil, and occasional pain that can come from losing
oneself in the heat of passion. Embracing EE Cummings’ philosophical idea in his poem, “Since Feeling is First,” O’Brien adheres to
the principle that anything worthwhile must be felt.

O’Brien holds a degree in English literature and happily resides
in the Northeast, USA. Temptation is
the first book in the highly anticipated Natalie’s
Edge three-part series.